One thing I really like about it is the use of very funky, James Bondish
sounds and crazy Shaft-like guitar wails, but there's also alot of go
nowhere electronic sounds and beats which aren't exactly part of this disc's
defining points. That is, unless you're of the opinion that anything
electronic is necessarily good.
Anyway, I'm curious 2 see what the rest of U acid-jazzers think of the
Propellerheads. I can see this record becoming very popular with the
trendoids and those concerned with image, but of course, popularity don't
mean shit; it's certainly not what makes a record or an artist good.
Personally, I don't think that anything groundbreaking is happening here,
but it's still got enough groove to make it worth listening 2. I wouldn't
spend my last 20 bucks on it, especially not if you still haven't picked up
King Britt's latest.
Keep Bumpin'
Stimpson
-Original Message-----
From: flight <glesne@students.uiuc.edu>
To: k kiernan <mrfliz@interport.net>
Cc: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Date: Thursday, March 26, 1998 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: propellerheads in nyc last night
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>just to second this - i too was quite impressed at the show, when i was
>planning not to be. i had seen the bently's, rythym les digatales and cut
>la roc in england and was very much let down at their rape of hip-hop and
>lack of song structure.
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>propellerheads showed a real hip-hop appreciation that came out of their
>music.... espescially where one guy kicks a fat beat box and the other
>just cuts the hell outta shit. both were more than compentant on the
>tables and all their instuments and it was kinda cool to watch them play
>musical instruments, changing all the time. the lp just dropped in the US
>and i have not heard it - anyone have a review. i'm espescially
>interested in the jungle brothers and de la joints.
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>one funny moment - after their first 2-3 cuts when people were kinda just
>standing around nodding their heads one of the dudes said "come on, this
>is chicago where house music started and you all all standing there like a
>bunch of lemmings" after that the crowd got going... i think it something
>to do with the strength of their openig songs personally.
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>i wonder if they made any money off the show though. tickets were
>basically given away at the roni size shoe the night before and were only
>5 dollars at the gate. i think it may have been a late add, but still.
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>flight
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